Barnwood Grey is pale, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan
| Inverse Color | #616a76 |
| Complementary Color | #89919d |
| Color Shade: | orange (34.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 57.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Barnwood Grey Color. The Resort Tan color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Dapper Tan (#947f65) for more energetic effect. Try Lover's Leap as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#89919d is the best complementary color to Barnwood Grey. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9e9589 complementary color is Regent Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Zorba are #9d8a89 and #9c9d89. Thus found on the left and right of #9e9589 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dusty Gray and Lemon Grass colors as they work well with Barnwood Grey.
The split-complementary Barnwood Grey palette consists of #8a899d and #899c9d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#89919d). Try Manatee and Granny Smith colors in combination with #9e9589, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #9e9589 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Barnwood Grey. Thus Mamba and Mantle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Barnwood Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Regent Gray, Mantle, and Venus split by 90° on the color wheel. #9e9589 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Barnwood Grey tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#89919d) and two others. The Mantle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountbatten Pink – 120° from the complementary Regent Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #899d94 and #9d8991.
In a RGB color space, hex #9e9589 is made of 36% red, 34% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Barnwood Grey has a hue angle of 34.29°, a saturation of 9.77% and a lightness of 57.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9e9589 is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 8.23% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #9e9589 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(158,149,137) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 34%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 8.23, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(34.29,9.77%,57.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(34.29,13.29%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.1431,1.1835,7.5162) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3634,30.5701,28.0199) |